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  Snively’s Cross Stitch Corner I really enjoy cross stitching

  

  listening to books. People seem to enjoy what I make and the joy of others ... ; I usually worked on the big mural in my apartment just because of the ... Reddit. Here are two of my favorite. The more and more I designed and

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  little space as possible offers the best protection. Both of them were ... year full of blades. If you are interested in supporting the victims ... to stay safe, but the request felt empty. How could any of us ensure

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  wherever you go, there you are alive internet theory

  

  of me], and not taking full advantage of the birthright being offered ... eldest son of Isaac, and the older brother of Jacob. One day when coming ... bowl of stew in exchange for the birthright that Esau would get from

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  Tube advice videos or romanticized audiobooks or way too many of the MIT ... via the endless stream of short-form videos spoonfed to me by various ... ! There’s been a lot of the ways my life has changed, both expected and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  I’ve learned more about the inner workings of MIT from my summer job ... year I had applied to be a counselor, but I landed the job of AD. My boss ... Diva.” 617) Being AD means that any time any of the 77 students or any

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  exist, I can confirm). It is the one form of art where I am perfectly ... that music is one of the most relaxing things, ever. Whether you ... affordable) way to relieve some of the stress MIT can give. And trust me, there

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  details). If you are a member of the Class of 2011 and would like to request ... members of the Class of 2011 are deferring to spend a year in Israel, others ... one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  lot of health campaigns as well as water testing at the source, although most of the distribution is done by NGOs. Our first, rather impromptu meeting was with a man named Jean Francois, who was in charge of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  .  Part of the moving-to-Indiana process involved selling my house.  I ... just had an offer on the house, it hadn't actually sold.  Well, in late ... , my buyers withdrew their offer.  All of a sudden I had a house to sell

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo of the Day – Installment #1 Photo of the day #1

  

  While I try go get in the swing of things with the start of the ... availability of interesting enough photos. Here's the first one and I think it's appropriate given the start of the term. Is this a good or a bad sign?

  • by Bryan
  • September 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  Every so often, during the Q&A portion of an MIT information ... hair-pulling by even the brightest students. But in the rare cases of ... suicide. Neither academic rigor nor course of study are among the top risk

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  on to discover the even greater joys life has to offer. Earlier this ... obsession with turtles, up to the point of having a collection of them in his ... baddest guy in the college communications business. Of all the pictures I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  thinking about the results of the tests; I was just concerned with relaxing ... . However, many people had fraternity retreats -- I think many of the ... away on retreats, all of us non-Greek-life students (hence the title

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? "The Canticle of Freedom," written for the dedication of Kresge Auditorium at MIT, was the only piece Aaron Copland ever ... 's tempered by the fact that I look so outstandingly bad in all of them. Still

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  The Quest Continues and into the open world i go

  

  dream. And sometimes, even in spite of the photos, I’ll still wonder if it ... memories, as you normally do in the hubbub of real college life, you ... faded into the background of my college experience. A Monday night when my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 29, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year at MIT. I did not, shall we say, come from the most stringent of high ... in the world of sleep statistics.) 2. It really is better to get a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  the Class of 2015 Facebook Group and liked very much is called Learning ... , the removal of distractions, and knowing when and how to ask for help ... . Current members of the Class of 2015, future members of the Class of 2015

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Actually Doing Things or not...but actually, really

  

  action. The ELLs we’ve done for the past couple of weeks in GEL have covered that. Let me explain to you my life in the context of those ELLs in ... down a quick list of what I do by days of the week: Monday: 7

  • by Stanley G.
  • November 20, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] 10 Reasons I Joined Rocket Team

  

  . Because MIT has so much to offer, I think one of the most difficult lessons ... energy. In the beginning of freshman year, I was having a lot of trouble ... Team would always find itself ranked the highest. A good amount of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  everything is cool tl;dr I want to study too many things

  

  The theme of my (very short) MIT experience so far has been that ... about before this summer, and all of a sudden, they all seem like the most ... [annotation note="the mathier version of physics ii - electricity and magnetism

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 11, 2020